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The company in charge of FromSoftware andElden Ringseems to still have some big hopes for the game years after its release, with potential plans to substantially expand it in the future, suggesting that the upcoming DLC might be even more significant than initially expected. Being one of FromSoftware’s biggest and most notable releases yet, it’s not hard to see why it’d be considered a huge deal.
Withnews aboutElden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLCstill quite slim, there’s been a lot of theorycrafting as to what exactly the expansion pack might entail. Considering FromSoftware’s track record, it’s a given that something sizeable and interesting is coming, but the specifics of it all are still shrouded in mystery, and the latest quarterly report from the Kadokawa Corporation might fuel this fire further still.
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FromSoftware’s parent company, Kadokawa, released a quarterly report detailing some tidbits of information about its plans forElden Ring. One of the more notable, albeit not unexpected, reveals that sales are slowing down forElden Ring, and Kadokawa and FromSoftware aim to “maximize [the] lifetime value” of the game by conducting “various measures” in the future, likely referencing theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC. What’s particularly curious, however, is that the DLC forElden Ringis positioned higher in the report than the upcoming release of a wholly different FromSoft title,Armored Core 6.
Armored Core 6has been a long time coming, but as the game is due to launch on August 25, it’s fairly curious to see it show up belowElden Ringin Kadokawa’s quarterly report. Though it’s not outright stated, the obvious implication is that Kadokawa prioritizes the importance ofElden Ring’s upcoming content over that ofArmored Core 6’s release date, which is fairly curious.
There’s also the question of the aforementioned measures to maximizeElden Ring’s lifetime value for Kadokawa.Elden Ringhasn’t yet released any DLC, with only a few major content updates so far. It’s unclear whether there are moreElden RingDLCs underway or ifShadow of the Erdtreeitself will be substantial enough to draw more people into the game long term.
Yet, FromSoftware’s seminal open-world title is clearly still in the zeitgeist. People are bakingElden Ring-themed birthday cakesand having fun with the game and its universe all the time, so it’s not hard to see why Kadokawa would be looking to leverage the IP for all its worth. What exactly comes of the company’s efforts remains to be seen.
Elden Ringis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Series X/S.
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